An old problem still exists. I got rid of my quilt by uploading a picture of a polar bear in a blizzard. Worked fine. Now, a few days later, I try to upload a real image. 79x79 ,gif and it won't take. I'm stuck with the polar bear in a blizzard. I've used that .gif before.
Same thing happened months ago. Eventually the system will let me change avatars if I wait long enough, something like a week IIRC. Is there a limit on how often you can tinker with your avatar?
No big deal then, no big deal now.